95+
Wine Advocate
(2/2009) "This tiny, 5-acre vineyard with nearly 50-year old vines produces only 4,000 bottles from a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. The broodingly tannic, backward 2006 is remarkably concentrated, pure, and deep. It is an amazing tour de force in winemaking, but like nearly all the Perse 2006s, it is a massively built vin de garde with no compromises meant for serious connoisseurs and long-term cellaring. Forget it for 7-8 years, and drink it over the following 25-30."

$

12999

Discount:

750 ML

Quantity

Local availability for Chateau Bellevue Mondotte St. Emillion 2006

Location

Approximate Bottles

Phone

Barrington

Out of stock

(847) 277-0033

Store Details

Chicago

5

(773) 489-3454

Store Details

Highland Park

10

(847) 831-1049

Store Details

Naperville

Out of stock

(630) 717-7800

Store Details

We do our best to provide accurate inventory information on the products we offer. However, items that are in high demand will occasionally sell out before the inventory can be updated.

94
Our Score
(11/2015) Disgorged June 2012. This is a blend of 76% Pinot Noir, 14% Chardonnay and 10% Meunier. The wine was raised without malolactic fermentation in used barrels, spent three years on the lees and was finished with six grams per liter of residual sugar. It is a beauty that is full of orchard fruit. Importer Theise describes it this way..."it shows a streamlined chalky buzz below a vinous juiciness, and its flavors of corn, lime, balsam, coconut and ginger are still almost imposingly expressive. A Stunning Value." We agree!

93
Wine Advocate
(3/2016) "Moët's 2006 Grand Vintage Brut blends 42% Chardonnay with 39% Pinot Noir and 19% Meunier. This cuvée opens with ripe and pretty intense as well as elegant and remarkably pure Chardonnay aromas; additionally, there are floral and refreshing chalky lemon and herbal flavors, and subtle notes of brioche and bread. This Champagne is full-bodied, intense and powerful, yet really fine and refreshing on the palate; it has nutty flavors and a lot of tension and chalky flavors. This is a dry and firmly structured cuvée of great expression, finesse and elegance. Still very young. Date of disgorgement was May 2014. Dosage is five grams per liter."

$

5999

Discount:

750 ML

Quantity

Local availability for Moet & Chandon Grand Vintage Champagne 2006

Location

Approximate Bottles

Phone

Barrington

11

(847) 277-0033

Store Details

Chicago

31

(773) 489-3454

Store Details

Highland Park

14

(847) 831-1049

Store Details

Naperville

8

(630) 717-7800

Store Details

We do our best to provide accurate inventory information on the products we offer. However, items that are in high demand will occasionally sell out before the inventory can be updated.

93
Our Score
(10/2015) Another drop dead gorgeous offering from Ar.Pe.Pe. The 2006 Sassella Stella Retica Riserva experiences extended aging in both barrel and bottle, and despite this aging process, there is a freshness to the wine that is undeniable. The Sassella bottling exhibits a touch more power and fruit compared to the Grumello site, while still running the entire gambit of Nebbiolo flavors and aromas. This is a wonderful expression of mountain grown Nebbiolo with notes of wild game, spice, tar, dried roses, orange peel and a sundrenched minerality that gently wraps around the palate. There is no doubt that Ar.Pe.Pe is crafting some of the most thoughtful and authentic wines in Valtellina. This wine has a gloriously long life ahead of it.